# Hacker News to video content with OpenAI and Dropbox: n8n workflow

> Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Dropbox, Google Drive, LinkedIn, S3 and two others. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/hacker-news-to-video-content-with-openai-and-dropbox (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Hacker News to video content with OpenAI and Dropbox

Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Dropbox, Google Drive, LinkedIn, S3 and two others. It hands the judgement calls to OpenAI. 39 steps, 1 branch, 6 loops or waits: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI

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**39 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**1** Branch: places the flow splits

**6** Loops or waits

**6** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 6 Logic 10 Service 22

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **When clicking ‘Test workflow’** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **OpenAI Chat Model3** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 3 **HTTP Request1** Tool Http Request *Model*
- 4 **Structured Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model*
- 5 **Dropbox** Dropbox *Service*
- 6 **YouTube** You Tube *Service*
- 7 **Hacker News** Hacker News *Service*
- 8 **Article Analysis** Agent *Model*
- 9 **Google Drive** Google Drive *Service*
- 10 **X** Twitter *Service*
- 11 **Limit** Limit *Logic*
- 12 **If Topic** If *Logic*
- 13 **Loop Over Items** Split In Batches *Logic*
- 14 **Microsoft OneDrive** Microsoft One Drive *Service*
- 15 **LinkedIn** Linked In *Service*
- 16 **Image Analysis** Open Ai *Model*
- 17 **Upload to Minio** S3 *Service*
- 18 **Instagram** Http Request *Service*
- 19 **Get Image** Http Request *Service*
- 20 **Article Prep** Open Ai *Model*
- 21 **News1** Set *Logic*
- 22 **Prompt Settings1** Set *Logic*
- 23 **Leo - Improve Prompt** Http Request *Service*
- 24 **Leo - Generate Image** Http Request *Service*
- 25 **Wait1** Wait *Logic*
- 26 **Leo - Get imageId** Http Request *Service*
- 27 **Runway - Create Video** Http Request *Service*
- 28 **Wait2** Wait *Logic*
- 29 **Runway - Get Video** Http Request *Service*
- 30 **Leo - Improve Prompt2** Http Request *Service*
- 31 **Leo - Generate Image2** Http Request *Service*
- 32 **Wait6** Wait *Logic*
- 33 **Leo - Get imageId2** Http Request *Service*
- 34 **Runway - Create Video2** Http Request *Service*
- 35 **Wait4** Wait *Logic*
- 36 **Runway - Get Video2** Http Request *Service*
- 37 **Cre - Generate Video1** Http Request *Service*
- 38 **Wait3** Wait *Logic*
- 39 **Cre - Get Video** Http Request *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** An event in a connected app
- **Steps:** 39, with 1 branch, 6 loops or waits
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Dropbox, Google Drive, LinkedIn, S3, X, YouTube
- **Model:** OpenAI

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Dropbox, Google Drive, LinkedIn, S3, X and YouTube accounts, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on an event in a connected app.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 39 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 39 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fhacker-news-to-video-content-with-openai-and-dropbox)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Dropbox#library)[Google Drive](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Drive#library)[LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=LinkedIn#library)[S3](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=S3#library)[X](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=X#library)[YouTube](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=YouTube#library)

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